May 23, 2025

Rio Tinto board looks for new CEO who knows mining better

Rio's operations improved under Jakob Stausholm, but investors questioned his lack of technical expertise from the start.

May 23, 2025

Zimbabwe’s Kuvimba Mining seeks $950 million in financing

Kuvimba owns some of Zimbabwe's oldest gold mines.

May 23, 2025

Sibanye-Stillwater rushes to rescue 260 trapped gold miners

Sibanye says miners are safe, with food, water and sheltered at an underground assembly point within Kloof, one of its deepest mines.

May 22, 2025

Mali hearing on Barrick’s Loulo-Gounkoto mines postponed to June 2

It is the second postponement after Mali's government made a request to the court to appoint a provisional administrator for the mine.

May 22, 2025

Ghana expects $12 billion a year from small-scale gold mining

Gold exports from the country have surged as international prices have soared.

May 22, 2025

Shock exit: Rio Tinto CEO Stausholm to step down

Rio Tinto has started its search for a successor to Stausholm, who joined the company in 2018 and has led it since 2021.

May 21, 2025

South Africa, US will discuss critical minerals, Ramaphosa says

South Africa made it clear during the talks with Trump that it had up to nine critical minerals that the US needs.

May 21, 2025

China’s CMOC calls on Congo to lift cobalt export ban

Congo has kept the market guessing on its next steps when the ban ends on June 22.

May 21, 2025

Critical minerals still dominated by few despite diversification efforts: IEA

The average market share of the top three refined material suppliers rose from 82% to 86% between 2020 and 2024, says IEA.

May 21, 2025

Friedland’s Ivanhoe Atlantic urges US to list iron ore as critical mineral

Ivanhoe Atlantic's move aligns with Washington’s strategy to secure minerals for military manufacturing and boost defense.